Glossary
US Navy Treatment Table 6
The standard recompression protocol for serious decompression sickness.
US Navy Treatment Table 6 is the most widely used recompression schedule for decompression sickness and air embolism: about 4.75 hours at pressures up to 2.8 ATA, alternating oxygen and air breaks.
More terms
Reperfusion injury
Tissue damage that occurs when blood flow returns after a period of oxygen loss.
Normobaric
At normal atmospheric pressure (1 ATA).
Henry's Law
The physical law explaining why pressure forces more oxygen into blood plasma.
DAN
Divers Alert Network — the 24/7 emergency resource for diving injuries.